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Utah law allows state agencies to purchase goods and services from community rehabilitation programs — nonprofits and government agencies that employ people with disabilities — without going through the normal competitive bidding process, but this program is currently set to expire on July 1, 2026. This bill would extend that expiration date to July 1, 2036, keeping the program active for another decade, and beginning January 1, 2027, it would require the Purchasing from Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board to submit an annual report by October 1 each year to the Government Operations Interim Committee. That report would need to include the number of contracts issued in the previous year, the total number of active contracts, the maximum compensation payable under each active contract, the total revenue committed to active contracts, the number of people with disabilities employed under these contracts, success metrics the board develops, and any recommendations for legislative action.